hotair.com By David Strom
Want to know something ironic?
Despite being beloved, the A-10 really is getting long in the tooth and should be replaced. Unfortunately, once it is inevitably retired, it will not be replaced with a better version of the A-10, but with aircraft much less suited to taking its place in ground support and hunter-killer missions.
In consultation with @SecWar, we will EXTEND the A-10 “Warthog” platform to 2030. This preserves combat power as the Defense Industrial Base works to increase combat aircraft production.
Thank you to @POTUS for your unwavering support of our warfighters and quick, decisive… pic.twitter.com/zn1l3OshdY
— Office of the Secretary of the Air Force (@SecAFOfficial) April 20, 2026
It’s hard to believe that the operational concept and design process began in the mid-60s, and that the first A-10s entered service in the late 70s, but there it is…
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